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1. A method for generating a predictive model for predicting a production level of a manufacturing assembly line comprising at least one cell configured to process a workpiece, the method comprising operating a processor to: receive cell data associated with the at least one cell during an operation of an active manufacturing assembly line, the cell data comprising at least one input state of that cell within the active manufacturing assembly line, the at least one input state comprises a starved state in which the corresponding cell received an undersupply of at least one input for processing the workpiece; receive line production data associated with the cell data, the line production data being representative of a production level of the active manufacturing assembly line in association with the cell data; determine one or more production associations between the cell data and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line; and train the predictive model with the cell data and the line production data associated with at least one production association of the one or more production associations to predict the production level of the manufacturing assembly line.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the line production data is representative of a defect level of the active manufacturing assembly line, the one or more production associations comprise one or more associations between the cell data and the defect level of the active manufacturing assembly line, and the predictive model is trained to predict the defect level of the manufacturing assembly line.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more production associations comprises a cell input association between an input state of a cell and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line, and a cell position association between a cell position of a cell and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein: the cell data comprises a cell position of a first cell relative to a second cell in the active manufacturing assembly line; and the one or more production associations comprises a cell position association between the cell position of the first cell relative to the second cell and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first cell is downstream of the second cell in the active manufacturing assembly line.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first cell is upstream of the second cell in the active manufacturing assembly line.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein: at least some of the cell data corresponds to a first time; at least some of the line production data corresponds to a second time later than the first time; and the one or more production associations comprises a production association between cell data corresponding to the first time and a production level corresponding to the second time.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein: the predictive model comprises a decision tree, the decision tree comprising a plurality of nodes; and training the predictive model comprises generating at least one node corresponding to at least one production association of the one or more production associations.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein: each cell comprises at least one device configured to process the workpiece; the method further comprises operating the processor to receive device data associated with the at least one device during the operation of the active manufacturing assembly line, the device data comprising, for each device, at least one device state; and the one or more production associations comprises an association between the device state and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line.
10. A system for generating a predictive model for predicting a production level of a manufacturing assembly line comprising at least one cell configured to process a workpiece, the system comprising a processor configured to: receive cell data associated with the at least one cell during an operation of an active manufacturing assembly line, the cell data comprising at least one input state of that cell within the active manufacturing assembly line, the at least one input state comprises a starved state in which the corresponding cell received an undersupply of at least one input for processing the workpiece; receive line production data associated with the cell data, the line production data being representative of a production level of the active manufacturing assembly line in association with the cell data; determine one or more production associations between the cell data and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line; and train the predictive model with the cell data and the line production data associated with at least one production association of the one or more production associations to predict the production level of the manufacturing assembly line.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the line production data is representative of a defect level of the active manufacturing assembly line, the one or more production associations comprise one or more associations between the cell data and the defect level of the active manufacturing assembly line, and the predictive model is trained to predict the defect level of the manufacturing assembly line.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more production associations comprises a cell input association between an input state of a cell and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line, and a cell position association between a cell position of a cell and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line.
13. The system of claim 10, wherein: the cell data comprises a cell position of a first cell relative to a second cell in the active manufacturing assembly line; and the one or more production associations comprises a cell position association between the cell position of the first cell relative to the second cell and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the first cell is downstream of the second cell in the active manufacturing assembly line.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the first cell is upstream of the second cell in the active manufacturing assembly line.
16. The system of claim 10, wherein: at least some of the cell data corresponds to a first time; at least some of the line production data corresponds to a second time later than the first time; and the one or more production associations comprises a production association between cell data corresponding to the first time and a production level corresponding to the second time.
17. The system of claim 10, wherein: the predictive model comprises a decision tree, the decision tree comprising a plurality of nodes; and the processor is configured to generate at least one node corresponding to at least one production association of the one or more production associations.
18. The system of claim 10, wherein: each cell comprises at least one device configured to process the workpiece; the processor is further configured to receive device data associated with the at least one device during the operation of the active manufacturing assembly line, the device data comprising, for each device, at least one device state; and the one or more production associations comprises an association between the device state and the production level of the active manufacturing assembly line.
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June 10, 2025
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